fire-breathing

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fire-breathing

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From fire + breathing.

adjective fire breathing · firebreathing

not comparable, of a fabled animal That expels fire from the mouth and nostrils. a fire-breathing dragon
literary, not comparable That emits or belches forth fire. The deadly fire-breathing Cannon roar, Sending destructive Heralds thro' the Field.
idiomatic, not comparable caustic, vitriolic or scathing. a fire-breathing rant

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adj that emits flame

Русский	огнеды́шащий ognedýšaščij

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@misc{fire_breathing_2026,
  title = {fire-breathing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fire-breathing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}